Students Going Into Politics

Through clubs like Model United Nations, personal research or conversations with peers, students at Libertyville High School have many options for how to become politically aware or learn more about social issues affecting our country. These four students, Zach El Ghatit, Jack Govern, Maddie Kuntz and Jessica Li, are among those who have decided to pursue politics as a career option based on their interests surrounding the topic.

Jack Govern

Junior Jack Govern has been politically active since he was young. His political views and opinions formed at a young age and expanded as he got older, as he’s become more capable of understanding government and current issues. Today, Govern knows that politics is something he is interested in pursuing in his future, though he doesn’t know what his political career would necessarily look like.
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Maddie Kuntz

Junior Maddie Kuntz wanted to become a better public speaker her freshman year, prompting her to join the Model United Nations (MUN) club.
“It kind of opened me up to [the political] world and then from there, after that year, I joined debate and took [macroeconomics], and so that just kind of furthered my interest to dive into politics more,” stated Kuntz.
After taking macroeconomics, K...

Jessica Li

Junior Jessica Li has been interested in social justice since middle school and has explored many different possible career options surrounding this topic. She has considered careers involving international diplomacy or immigration and human rights law. Currently, Li is interested in exploring politics.
“Now I’m not too sure, to be honest, and I’m kind of okay with that. I just know I'm ...

Zach El Ghatit

Senior Zach El Ghatit knows that he wants to make a change in our country and wants to positively impact the people in it. Because of this, he decided to explore politics. “There are multiple ways you could impact people’s lives, but I think politics is the way I really want to do that,” said El Ghatit.
His interest in politics first started with the rise of Barack Obama. Although he was ...